11-letter words containing p, o, l, t, r
- lithosphere — the solid portion of the earth (distinguished from atmosphere, hydrosphere).
- lithotripsy — the pulverization and removal of urinary calculi using a lithotripter.
- liver spots — a form of chloasma in which irregularly shaped light-brown spots occur on the skin.
- lobster pot — a trap for catching lobsters, typically a box made of wooden slats with a funnellike entrance to the bait.
- logotherapy — (psychotherapy) A therapy that involves finding the meaning of one's life.
- lone parent — a parent who is not married and does not have a partner, who is bringing up a child or children
- lotusscript — (language) A Visual BASIC-like scripting language for Lotus Notes and Lotus SmartSuite. LotusScript is object-oriented and can be used for complex Notes programming, although Java is also available.
- low-protein — Low-protein substances contain very little protein.
- lower egypt — Arab Republic of. a republic in NE Africa. 386,198 sq. mi. (1,000,252 sq. km). Capital: Cairo. Formerly (1958–71) United Arab Republic.
- luteotropic — affecting the corpus luteum.
- luteotropin — prolactin.
- lycanthrope — a person affected with lycanthropy.
- lycanthropy — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
- lyosorption — the adsorption of a liquid on a solid surface, esp of a solvent on suspended particles
- malapropist — a person who regularly makes malapropisms
- manipulator — a person who manipulates.
- misoprostol — A drug used for various purposes including the prevention of drug-induced gastric ulcers and the inducement of abortions, having the chemical formula C22H38O5.
- mitropoulos — Dimitri [dih-mee-tree;; Greek th ee-mee-tree] /dɪˈmi tri;; Greek ðiˈmi tri/ (Show IPA), 1897–1960, Greek symphony orchestra conductor in the U.S.
- montpellier — a department in S France. 2403 sq. mi. (6225 sq. km). Capital: Montpellier.
- mount pearl — a town in Newfoundland, in E Canada, on the SE part of the island, S of St. John's.
- multiparous — of or relating to a multipara.
- multiperiod — Relating to multiple periods.
- multiperson — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
- multiplexor — multiplexing
- narcoleptic — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- neotropical — belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising that part of the New World extending from the tropic of Cancer southward.
- nephroliths — a renal calculus; kidney stone.
- neuroleptic — (chiefly of a drug) tending to reduce nervous tension by depressing nerve functions.
- neuroplasty — Any surgery to repair nerve tissue.
- neuropteral — (zoology) Of or pertaining to the Neuroptera.
- neutrophile — (biology) Any organism that thrives in a relatively neutral pH.
- neutrophils — Plural form of neutrophil.
- nippleworts — Plural form of nipplewort.
- nitrophenol — any compound derived from phenol by the replacement of one or more of its ring hydrogen atoms by the nitro group.
- no-platform — to deny (a person) the opportunity to speak in a political debate or forum
- nonparental — of or relating to a parent.
- nonpurulent — full of, containing, forming, or discharging pus; suppurating: a purulent sore.
- nontemporal — not indicating time
- nontropical — not located in or originating from the tropics, not having the characteristics of the tropics
- north slope — the northern coastal area of Alaska, rich in oil and natural gas: so called because it is N of the Brooks Range sloping down to the Arctic Ocean.
- oligotrophy — the state of being oligotrophic, or deficient in nutrients but high in oxygen.
- open letter — a letter, often of protest or criticism, addressed to a specific person, but intended to be brought to public attention.
- operability — that can be treated by a surgical operation. Compare inoperable (def 2).
- operational — able to function or be used; functional: How soon will the new factory be operational?
- operatively — a person engaged, employed, or skilled in some branch of work, especially productive or industrial work; worker.
- operculated — relating to the operculum
- opportunely — appropriate, favorable, or suitable: an opportune phrase for the occasion.
- optical art — op art.
- optocoupler — An optoisolator.
- outerplanar — (mathematics) Describing a graph having a planar embedding such that the vertices lie on a circle and the edges lie inside that circle.